Nikolas Kotovich is an artist and naturalist whose work explores how these two disciplines can inform and enhance one another.  At a young age he traveled around the United States with the National Audubon Society, American Birding Association and the Vermont Institute of Natural Science.  He majored in studio art at Bard College and Wildlife Biology at the University of Vermont where he co-taught classes in field-ornithology and participated in field studies on the conservation of New England birds.  After graduating he worked with the Smithsonian Institute and the Nature Conservancy.  For the past 10 years he has been working with architecture and interior design firms to create original artwork. He has been commissioned by Sylvan Lodge in Jackson Hole, Marriott Harbor Hotel, Burlington Hilton, Topnotch Resort and Spa, The Lodge at Spruce Peak, and White Mountain Hotel amount others.